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Sega Dates Total War: Shogun 2 Demo

Anticipated return to feudal Japan begins with a test run on February 22.

So how's the AI? That's the question PC gamers have been asking since Sega and Creative Assembly announced the next addition to the Total War franchise, Shogun 2, way back in June. Today the publisher and developer announced gamers will get to find out for themselves before the full game launches in the Shogun 2 demo.

In the briefest of brief press releases, Sega made the announcement this morning, stating that the Shogun 2 demo will be available for download on Steam beginning one week from today on February 22.

"The demo will allow all armchair samurai to test their skills in epic land battles and on Total War: Shogun 2's gorgeous new campaign map," Sega stated. Further details on the demo were not provided.

Total War: Shogun 2 is being developed for Windows PC and set for full release on March 15. Check the CGI intro trailer below:

Sharkey says: The AI question will finally be answered. Beyond that, I'm looking forward to trying what the devs are calling a more manageable, slimmed down, focused version of Total War. Here's to hoping the back-to-basics approach works (along with the AI).